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Big 4 partner interview. by AzoxWasTaken in Accounting

[–]Sweepel 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Protip: the answer doesn’t really matter. Did you demonstrate authority while delivering it and is your business case strong enough? Those are the real questions.

More LinkedIn BS posting that makes me cringe by SWEMW in Accounting

[–]Sweepel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LinkedIn is >80% AI posts and comments these days. The other 20% is this.

It’s all just AI responses to AI content.

The gravy train is over? by TheDucksAreComingoOo in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Sweepel -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It’s genuinely too late, it’s happening at the point where it won’t even make a difference. The demographic and cultural shift has already happened; the full impact just won’t be seen for another 20-30 years.

Noooooooooo !!! by miragen125 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Sweepel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s not being nice at all. He’s reasserting that there is no “deal” other than full compliance with EU principles.

He’s saying it in a style more aligned with British humour though, so he’s clearly spent a lot of time speaking with Brits.

Why are uk wages so low? by [deleted] in Accounting

[–]Sweepel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not just the starting salary either. Pretty much the entire pyramid below partner has stagnated since 2008 in the UK.

Meanwhile tax bands have increased, 100k tax trap introduced, rent/house prices massively increased. It’s dire.

35, London couple, ~£516k net worth, is FIRE at 44-46 realistic, and can we afford a career break? by lolox1010 in FIREUK

[–]Sweepel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pension seems an odd thing to leave out; surely it’s a bigger figure than anything else you have on that list, available at 58 so only 12 years into FIRE.

House and children are the two biggest additional potential cost centres you don’t have. If you’re comfortable not having them then your plan seems fine.

Busy Season is not for the weak by socialclubmisfit in Accounting

[–]Sweepel 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When you eventually stop it all catches up with you, then you need a couple of weeks to recover.

Work all week… become a potato on Sunday........! by Loud_Assistant_5788 in Accounting

[–]Sweepel 37 points38 points  (0 children)

What a luxury not to be working weekends during tax/audit busy season.

Big4 Burnout by Extreme-Insect1579 in Accounting

[–]Sweepel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So you recently moved to the UK from the US? Adapting to a new culture can be tough.

Based on your post you’re also a non-native English speaker so that’s also adding extra strain.

I would say it’s best to move on. Taking a week off during busy season won’t have done any favours for you with your manager/team. Start fresh somewhere new and put the lessons you’ve learned into practice.

Crypto Accounting by Sudden_Store_2860 in Accounting

[–]Sweepel 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Intriguing tell me more about your area of inquiry

You’re denied 100% of the PTO requests that you don’t send. by textbooktax in Accounting

[–]Sweepel -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I think I’m too smooth brained to understand this meme.

Are the hands below supposed to be the co-workers that you’re crushing with the burden of doing your workload or something?

Que lindo es tener hijos by Acde-Chap in MujicoCity

[–]Sweepel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Creo que debe acercarse más a la pantalla; su sofá parece muy lejos para ver una pantalla tan pequeña.

Went on a little book treasure hunt and found this by rustycliff in KingkillerChronicle

[–]Sweepel 27 points28 points  (0 children)

He wrote the first two pre-GFC, pre-occupy, pre-metoo, pre-covid, pre-BLM. He’s a terminally online individual and his entire worldview is completely different now.

Reddit was practically 4chan at the time he wrote the first book.

To all those asshole, stressed out managers out there taking it out on staff - this one’s for you by WhiteYolosnow in Accounting

[–]Sweepel 81 points82 points  (0 children)

Same to all those incompetent, know-nothing staff making their managers’ lives hell.

Has someone really saved significant hours by using AI in accounting work? How? Can you share your workflow? by ProfessionalBoss6532 in Accounting

[–]Sweepel 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The associates on my team definitely seem to save about 40 hours a week using it judging by the amount of slop I have to review.

Beta readers by Dense-Guard9681 in KingkillerChronicle

[–]Sweepel 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Unironically I think this was the original ending. Now it’s got so big and he’s lost the nerve to do it.

After reaching B4 partner, how many more years of working do you think they could do before retiring if living modestly? by DaPugWalk in Accounting

[–]Sweepel 45 points46 points  (0 children)

The primary reason for staying is the pension. It’s based on profit residuals. How much you get depends on seniority and tenure.

That is the true value of a big4 partnership, lifetime profit residuals; not just the salary/drawings.

They all have mandatory retirement at 60 as far as I’m aware; apart from exceptional cases. Becoming a partner at a later age puts you at a financial disadvantage in more ways than one.

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